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Ballinafunshoge (from Ir. Baile na Fuinseoige, 'townland of the ash') or Ashtown is the name of a townland, and it has clearly been erroneously applied to this hill. The peak was named Slieve Buck on maps of Wicklow made in 1760 and in 1822, but this name appears to have been forgotten since. In his 'Guide to the County of Wicklow' (1827) Wright gives its height as 1480 ft., which is a little low for this peak (1582 ft.), but corresponds to the height of Sleamaine, located about 1 mile further N. In any case, at this time such heights were estimated by enthusiasts and were often not very accurate.
Ballinafunshoge is the 625th highest place in Ireland.Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/516/

Have battled my way through forest for 15 minutes, I knew I was close to the top, but spend a further 10 minutes wandering around trying to pinpoint the exact top using my GPS. Future baggers should note that much of the forest has recently been harvested to the south and east so the landscape is somewhat different than experienced by previous contributors. Finally I emerged into bright sunlight to the south of the woods and the sound of my GPS's bleep was met with much relief. Right beside the spot is a tree marked with an 'X' - although I don't know if someone did this to indicate that this was the summit, of it was some tree-felling indicator, but at least for the moment, when you see the 'X' you know you're there! Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/516/comment/20526/